Multi-access system and method using multi-sectored antenna
US7359679B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 28, 2005 |
| Grant date | Apr 15, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 17, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B7/061
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A wireless access point is equipped with both an omnidirectional antenna and a directable antenna that can be selectively directed to any of a plurality of directional spaces overlapping the network space served by the omnidirectional antenna. The directable antenna is directed to an optimal directional space for a client when the access point is communicating with the client at a high data rate. The access point can intermittently exchange information with other clients using the omnidirectional antenna. The omnidirectional antenna enables broadcast signals to be transmitted to any client in the entire network space, but at a lower data rate. A preferred data rate and an optimal client directional space are re-determined periodically or as necessary based on parameters such as the data rate, signal strength, and rate of success in communicating data.
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